According to Chris Burton at Sky Sports News, Benfica winger Angel Di
Maria has no intentions of leaving anytime soon, despite being linked with
Chelsea and Manchester United. Di Maria said,
"I am only thinking about Benfica and looking forward to playing the match tomorrow .
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UPDATE: According to Chelsea's official website, Chelsea have
permanently sold striker Claudio Pizarro to Werder Bremen.
August 12th, 2009 According to James Riach at Sky Sports News, Werder
Bremen are hopeful in signing Chelsea striker Claudio
Pizarro.
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UPDATE: According to Chelsea's official website, Chelsea have
completed the signing of MFK Kosice midfielder Nemanja Matic.
Matic signed a four-year deal with the club.
August 13th, 2009 According to Tony Banks at the Daily Express,
Chelsea are looking to sign MFK Kosice midfielder Nemanja
Matic for £5million.
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UPDATE: According to Dominic Fifield at the Guardian, Chelsea
do not plan on talking to striker Nicolas Anelka about a new deal until after the
season.
August 13th, 2009 According to the Daily Mirror, Chelsea
striker Nicholas Anelka is set to begin contract discussions with the club next
week.
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According to Luis Mira at Goal.com, Marca is reporting that Chelsea
are preparing to bid €47million for Atletico Madrid striker Sergio
Aguero.
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According to Newcastle United's official website, Newcastle have signed
Manchester United defender Danny Simpson on loan until
January.
According to Chelsea's official website, Chelsea have loaned out midfielder
Liam Bridcutt to Stockport County until January 2nd.
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According to the Daily Mirror, Chelsea striker Nicholas Anelka
is set to begin contract discussions with the club next week. His agent Doug
Puglisi said,
"I think we will be having talks with Chelsea next week about Nicolas' contract .
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According to Tony Banks at the Daily Express, Chelsea are looking to sign
MFK Kosice midfielder Nemanja Matic for £5million. Matic
said,
"Chelsea are very interested about seeing me in their ranks. I've left the whole matter up
to my agents.
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UPDATE: According to Wolverhampton's official website,
Wolverhampton signed Chelsea defender Michael
Mancienne on a season-long loan.
July 8th, 2009 According to the Express and Star,
Wolverhampton's top target is Chelsea defender Michael
Mancienne.
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According to James Riach at Sky Sports News, Werder Bremen are hopeful in
signing Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro. Manager Thomas
Schaaf told Bild,
"I hope we get Pizarro ... Basically, we are considering where we can strengthen our team and
what players can help us with their quality in the long term.
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UPDATE: According to the London Evening Standard, Bayern
Munich are once again interested in Chelsea defender Jose
Bosingwa. Bayern general manager Uli Hoeness told the Daily
Mail,
"We need a strong, experienced defender on the right side, especially if we use (Franck)
Ribery in a more offensive role, as is being considered.
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According to Adam Scime at Goal.com, les-transferts.com is reporting that
Chelsea are interested in Sampdoria striker Giampaolo
Pazzini. It is reported that they are willing to pay around €18million for him.
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UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Roma rejected a bid from
Chelsea for midfielder Daniele De Rossi. Roma director
Bruno Conti told Radio Radio,
"I've personally had a call from Ancelotti to take the player to Chelsea.
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According to Rob Beasley at News of the World, Chelsea are planning to bid
£45million for AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato and then loan him
back to the club for a year. An insider at Chelsea said,
"Ancelotti's so keen to capture Pato that he will pay a club record fee and still allow the
kid to stay at Milan for another season.
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According to Francisco Acedo at Sky Sports News, Arsenal have agreed to loan
Fran Merida to Levante for the upcoming season. The deal should
become official on Sunday.
According to Stoke City's official website, Stoke City have loaned out
Ben Marshall to Northampton for three months.
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According to Wigan Athletic's official website, Wigan Athletic have signed
Chelsea striker Scott Sinclair on a season-long loan.
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UPDATE: According to Adam Scime at Goal.com, Corriere dello Sport is
reporting that AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo is not for sale.
AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi said,
"Andrea Pirlo is off the market. He will stay with us and finish his career in Milan
.
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UPDATE: According to Chelsea's official website, Chelsea have
signed striker Didier Drogba to a new three-year contract.
July 21st, 2009 According to Dominic Fifield at the Guardian,
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is set to sign a new three-year
deal with the club once he returns from the club's pre-season tour.
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UPDATE: According to Martin Lipton at the Daily Mirror,
Chelsea are set to increase their offer for AC Milan midfielder
Andrea Pirlo. It is reported that they will now offer Claudio
Pizarro + £10million.
August 1st, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, AC Milan chief
executive Adriano Galliani admitted that he wants more from
Chelsea for midfielder Andrea Pirlo.
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According to ESPN Soccernet, there are reports claiming that Arsenal are
closing in on Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou. It is rumored that
Arsenal is willing to double Kalou's wages to around £60,000-a-week.
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According to Blackburn's official website, Blackburn have signed
Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo on loan until January. Blackburn
have the option of extending the loan at that time if Chelsea do not want Di Santo.
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According to ESPN Soccernet, AC Milan chief executive Adriano
Galliani admitted that he wants more from Chelsea for midfielder
Andrea Pirlo. Chelsea reportedly offered $11.3million + striker Claudio
Pizarro. However Galliani told Sky Italia,
"At this price Pirlo is not for sale,"
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According to John Cross at the Daily Mirror, Chelsea are preparing to offer
Ashley Cole and Joe Cole new long-term contracts.
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UPDATE: According to the Daily Mail, Chelsea have offered
Claudio Pizarro as well as Michael Mancienne on a season-long
loan in exchange for AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo.
July 13th, 2009 According to Salvatore Landolina at Goal.
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According to Andy Cryer at the Lancashire Telegraph, Blackburn are interested
in signing Zenit St Petersburg striker Pavel Pogrebnyak if they
are unsuccesful is signing Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo on
loan.
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According to Chelsea's official website, Chelsea have made midfielder
Sergio Tejera's loan deal with Real Mallorca permanent.
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According to Stephen Crawford at Goal.com, UEFA is looking to limit the amount
of money spent on transfers by clubs. An official statement in UEFAdirect said,
"The aim is for all clubs to be able to live on the income they generate ... A series of
incentives and disciplinary action will be examined at the next executive committee meeting.
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UPDATE: According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, striker Frank
Nouble is undergoing a medical for West Ham United. United have
supposedly offered the youngster a five-year deal.
July 20th, 2009 According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, West
Ham United are "poised" to sign Chelsea striker Frank
Nouble.
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According to Dominic Fifield at the Guardian, Chelsea striker Didier
Drogba is set to sign a new three-year deal with the club once he returns from the club's
pre-season tour.
Also, manager Carlo Ancelotti admitted that the club has not received any
offers for striker Andriy Shevchenko.
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UPDATE: According to Chelsea's official website, Chelsea
winger Florent Malouda finally put pen to paper on a new three-year contract that
will keep him at the club until 2012.
The deal was agreed upon earlier but wasn't signed as Malouda was on holiday.
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UPDATE: According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, West Ham
United are "poised" to sign Chelsea striker Frank
Nouble.
July 11th, 2009 According to Sky Sports News, Chelsea striker
Frank Nouble turned down a professional contract offer because he fears the lack
of first team playing time in the future.
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According to Alan Nixon at the Daily Mirror, Blackburn are not going to sign
striker Christian Vieri due to his lack of fitness.
However it is reported that the club is set to sign Chelsea striker
Franco Di Santo on a season-long loan.
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According to Adrian Del Monte at Goal.com, there are reports indicating that
Zenit are interested in Chelsea striker Andriy
Shevchenko. TSN.ua is reporting that Zenit are willing to offer the Ukranian
striker a two-year deal worth €3.5 million a year.
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UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Bayern Munich have ended
their chase for Chelsea defender Jose Bosingwa. Munich chairman
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said,
"... Jose Bosingwa is no longer one of the candidates to join us.
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UPDATE: According to Chris Burton at Sky Sports News, Chelsea
chief executive Peter Kenyon stated that defender John Terry will
not be going anywhere. He said,
"I don't know what they are offering but I am confident John is going to remain with us
.
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